"Malaysia welcomed
initiatives taken by the Myanmar Government in restoring peace and order in the
Rakhine territory," he told Malaysian media after attending the AMM.

He said Myanmar had informed the
meeting on steps that had been taken by its government, in overcoming the clash
between Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist there.

A total of 167 people were killed
in the June and October clashes which also left more than 200 people injured,
and more than 100,000 displaced.

On the South China Sea issue,
Anifah said the meeting welcomed an indication that China was prepared to join
negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC), a mechanism to implement the Declaration
of Conduct (DOC) signed between Asean and China in 2002.

The COC is an important
instrument in confidence-building, apart from diffusing tensions in territorial
disputes claimed by China and four Asean countries, namely Vietnam,
Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia. Taiwan is another claimant.

"It is a matter of timing on
when China will join the COC negotiation," said Anifah.

On the Palestinian issue raised
at the meeting, he said the latest development in Gaza had shown the importance
of Palestine's initiative in getting the observer status at the United Nations.

Malaysia, he said, supported the
initiative as it could enable Palestine to seek greater support from the
international community in addressing its plight.

Bernama

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